Strengthening Communities Fund
Upcoming TrainingsOverview
Under the Strengthening Communities Fund, First Nations will provide capacity building trainings to rural and reservation-based Native American communities in the United States. Project participants will be selected from 22 targeted Native American communities located in Arizona, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Utah that have excessive poverty and low income statistics according to the U.S. Census. This grant opportunity will provide travel assistance for travel related costs for two organizational representatives to attend one two-day Regional Training Institute. The Regional Training Institutes will provide training on components of
EligibilityEligible organizations will be formally organized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, tribal §7871 organizations or community organizations which have not yet achieved this status. Grant recipients will Native American-controlled (Native-majority board) and located in and serve the targeted rural- or reservation- based communities. For a complete listing of the 22 targeted communities click here. Native American groups that are faith-based will eligible to participate in this SCF-funded project, as long as the programs or services that will improve in capacity as a result of this project will not include inherently religious activities. Travel Grant and Training Applications for the following three Regional Training Institutes are currently being accepted:
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